Spermatozoa capture HIV-1 through heparan sulfate and efficiently transmit the virus to dendritic cells

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 206, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2717-2733

  Ceballos, Ana ^a   Lenicov, Federico Remes ^a   Sabatté, Juan ^a   Rodrígues, Christian Rodríguez ^a   Cabrini, Mercedes ^a   Jancic, Carolina ^b   Raiden, Silvina ^b   Donaldson, Mónica ^c   Pasqualini Jr , Rodolfo Agustín ^c   Marin Briggiler, Clara ^d   Vazquez Levin, Mónica ^d   Capani, Francisco ^a   Amigorena, Sebastián ^e   Geffner, Jorge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INST DE INVEST HEMATOLOGICAS   (Argentina)

^c Instituto Médico Halitus   (Argentina)

^d INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARAN SULFATE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P70; IL10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MACROPHAGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERMATOZOON; T LYMPHOCYTE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PH; SPERM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ATTACHMENT;

ADULT; DENDRITIC CELLS; HEPARITIN SULFATE; HIV-1; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; VIRUS ATTACHMENT;

EID: 73349125484     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20091579     Document Type: Article

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